4 takeaways from Democratic debate: female VP promised, Hyde Amendment attacked

Democratic presidential hopefuls former US vice president Joe Biden (L) and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (R) take part in the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate in a CNN Washington Bureau studio in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2020.
Democratic presidential hopefuls former US vice president Joe Biden (L) and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (R) take part in the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate in a CNN Washington Bureau studio in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2020. | AFP via Getty Images/Mandel Ngan

On Sunday, Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont debated each other on a host of issues.

Hosted by CNN-Univision and held in Washington, D.C., the debate came days before Democrats in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio hold their respective primaries.

In the race to get the minimum 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination, as of Monday morning Biden leads with 860 delegates, Sanders is in second with 706, and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is in a distant third with two delegates.

Here are four takeaways from the Sunday debate. They included Biden saying he would have a female running mate, the Hyde Amendment and the coronavirus.

Follow Michael Gryboski on Twitter or Facebook

Was this article helpful?

Become a CP Insider.
Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone.

The truth has a cost, and Insiders help carry it.
A dollar from an Insider comes with no strings attached. It keeps our reporters on the story, keeps our journalism open to everyone, and keeps every editorial decision in the newsroom, where it belongs.

Become a CP Insider and choose the amount you want to pay. You can change, pause or cancel anytime. As a thank-you, you’ll get:

  • The Insider Newsletter, a members-only monthly letter from our newsroom

  • Ad-free reading across christianpost.com


From as low as $8.25/month
Prefer to give once?

We’re sorry to hear that.

Hope you’ll give us another try and check out some other articles.
Return to homepage.

Most Popular

More Articles